Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Afghanistan
35,669 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
516,147 number
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 516,147 number against 35,669 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 480,478 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 117 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 10,912 number 242,768 number 231,856 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 41,017 number 469,378 number 428,361 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 516,147 number against 35,669 number in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
480,478 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.